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package java.sql;
/**
* Provides information about the columns returned in a {@code ResultSet}.
*
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public interface ResultSetMetaData {
/**
* Indicates that a column cannot contain {@code NULL} values.
*
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public static final int columnNoNulls = 0;
/**
* Indicates that a column can contain {@code NULL} values.
*
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public static final int columnNullable = 1;
/**
* Indicates that it is unknown whether a column can contain {@code NULL}s or not.
*
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public static final int columnNullableUnknown = 2;
/**
* Returns the title of an indexed column's catalog.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the catalog title.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getCatalogName(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the fully-qualified type of the class that is produced when
* invoking {@code ResultSet.getObject} to recover this column's value.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the fully-qualified class name.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @see ResultSet#getObject
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getColumnClassName(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns number of columns contained in the associated result set.
*
* @return the column count.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public int getColumnCount() throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the indexed column's standard maximum width, expressed in number
* of characters.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the column's max width.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public int getColumnDisplaySize(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns a recommended title for the indexed column, to be used when the
* title needs to be displayed.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the column's title.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getColumnLabel(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the title of the indexed column.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the column title.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getColumnName(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the type of the indexed column as SQL type code.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the column type code.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @see Types
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public int getColumnType(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the type name of the indexed column.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the type name.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getColumnTypeName(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the decimal precision of the indexed column.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the precision.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public int getPrecision(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of the
* indexed column.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return number of decimal places.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public int getScale(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the name of the indexed columns schema.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the name of the columns schema.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getSchemaName(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns the title of the indexed columns table.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return the table title.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public String getTableName(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether the indexed column is automatically
* incremented and is therefore read-only.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if it is automatically numbered, {@code false}
* otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isAutoIncrement(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether the case of the indexed column is
* important.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if case matters, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isCaseSensitive(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns whether the indexed column contains a monetary amount.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if it is a monetary value, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isCurrency(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether writing to the indexed column is
* guaranteed to be successful.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if the write is guaranteed, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isDefinitelyWritable(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns whether the indexed column is nullable.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if it is nullable, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public int isNullable(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether writing to the indexed column is
* guaranteed to be unsuccessful.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if the column is read-only, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isReadOnly(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether the indexed column is searchable.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if the indexed column is searchable, {@code false}
* otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isSearchable(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether the values contained in the indexed
* column are signed.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if they are signed, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isSigned(int column) throws SQLException;
/**
* Returns an indication of whether writing to the indexed column is
* possible.
*
* @param column
* the column index, starting at 1.
* @return {@code true} if it is possible to write, {@code false} otherwise.
* @throws SQLException
* if there is a database error.
* @since Android 1.0
*/
public boolean isWritable(int column) throws SQLException;
}
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